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Toxigenicfungi can colonize crops and may accumulate bioactive substances in theinfected products. These compounds, called mycotoxins, occur widely in natureand pose a great risk to human and animal health. The most relevant toxigenicfungal species belong to the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, Alternaria andFusarium. Mycotoxins are produced naturally in many agricultural crops. Theycan accumulate in food commodities in the field, after harvest, and duringstorage. Most of the important mycotoxins are resistant to most forms of foodand feed processing. Several efforts are made to reduce mycotoxins in rawmaterials and processed food, both in pre-harvest stages inhibiting productionof the toxins in the field, and in post-harvest by remediation strategies,reducing mycotoxin concentration in commodities.